as in lucrative
yielding a profit
graduated from school and went looking for gainful employment
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Recent Examples of gainful
Addiction Recovery Care treats substance abuse disorders, and then trains those recovering from substance abuse for gainful employment.
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Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
This is a program that can wipe out the federal student loan debt for borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity due to a medical impairment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
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Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
This is a program that can wipe out the federal student loan debt for borrowers who are unable to engage in substantial, gainful activity due to a medical impairment.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
—Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gainful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gainful
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Tesla instead found an unusually lucrative way to make money by flipping many of the off-lease cars to new buyers, according to four people familiar with Tesla's retail operations.—
Chris Kirkham,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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This period has turned out to be a very lucrative one for the singer-songwriter, as interest in her catalog is apparently up significantly from just a few days ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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In the Penguin Random House antitrust trial three years ago, the publishing giant revealed that only 35% of its books are profitable and of those, 4% bring in the majority of profits, suggesting that the company runs on the success of just a tiny handful of authors.—
Lucy Feldman,
Time,
15 May 2025
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That’s important for Costco investors, too, because Kirkland Signature products tend to carry higher margins than name-brand items, and Wall Street wants to see the company become more profitable to help boost earnings.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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The next year will show if the investment was worthwhile.—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
7 May 2025
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Join 1 other in the comments View Comments For people who often forget to wash their hands, an increase in public health signage in public — or in do-it-yourself signage at home — reminding people to do so could be worthwhile, Benjamin said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
5 May 2025
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“Gainful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gainful. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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